PARIS, France — Discus throw is one of the premier track and field events held every four years at the Summer Olympics. In the discus throw, athletes hurl a metal disc-shaped object as far as they can ...

The discus throw event is one of the four track and field throwing events at the Olympics. The event requires a competitor to spin in a 2.5m diameter circle before hurling a heavy disk, using ...

The men's discus throw looks set to be a thrilling competition as the best in the world go head to head in France this summer. Mykolas Alekna of Lithuania, who is the current world-record holder after ...

HASTINGS, Minn. - Throwing the discus or shot put is the most technique-heavy event in track and field. A thrower has to perfect every motion from their feet to their arms to excel. Todd Levos, the ...

The European city of Budapest in Hungary hosts the 2023 World Athletics Championships, which run from 19 to 27 August. Away from the track, the field events will include three disciplines in which ...

Kempton Park resident Michelle Barnard has been selected to represent South Africa at the World Transplant Games in Dresden, Germany, from August 17 to 25, 2025. Barnard will compete in four events: ...

Kempton Park resident Michelle Barnard represented South Africa at the World Transplant Games in Dresden, Germany, in August. Barnard competed in javelin, discus, ball throw, and shot put. She earned ...